Montgomery Reef
Surely Montgomery Reef is one of the Wonders of the World:
A visit to the Reef was a highlight of our recent Kimberley visit, checking out the numerous cascading waterfalls in a zodiac. A truly amazing sight!
And for information, Montgomery Reef is a reef off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. With a total area of 400 square kilometres (about 80 kilometres in length), it is the world's largest inshore reef.
The reef lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) offshore, and lies within the Camden Sound Marine Park, which was gazetted in 2012, covering an area of 7,062 square kilometres.
The Reef has an unusual wide tidal range up to 10 metres. When the tide is out, vast lagoons, sandstone islets, and a central mangrove island are revealed. The outward movement of the tide forms a torrent of water, creating a river cutting through the reef and hundreds of cascading waterfalls. At low tide, more than 4 metres of reef can be exposed.
While the tide is going out, the waterfalls attract migratory wading birds, feeding turtles, manta rays, black tipped reef sharks, and dugongs.
Simply Amazing!
